英文作文的过渡词(汇总20篇)

As we all know, Beijing is facing the air pollution, a kind of environment pollution. Now Beijing is also famous of hazy weather, which is harmful to people’s health because of PM2.5 and PM10.

Why is our capital suffering the hazy weatherIn my view, Beijing is a center of economy, culture and politics, so she has a heavy traffic. As a result, there are a lot of cars here, then the exhaust of them become a part of reason of the air pollution. Besides, in order to have a good economy development, there are many factories around Beijing, the exhaust of the factories become another part of reason of the air pollution. The most import, our country is a developing one, and do not have enough ability to solve the pollution well while focusing on developing, just like UK was called The City of Fog before.

Now, Beijing has taken a lot of actions to deal with the hazy weather. Firstly, setting up the Bicycle exclusive channel, people are

encouraged to ride but not to drive, in this way, the exhaust of cars is decline. Secondly, many factories are forced to move to Hebei Provence, thus, they can continue to make a contribution to Beijing’s economy development and the air pollution is controlled. Finally, the buses and subway have a lower price than other cities, so that people prefer to go on work by bus or subway. And the limit line caused by tail number is effect, too.

I persist that the air pollution of Beijing can be controlled someday later.

Frankly,my dear, I dont give a damn.

坦白的说，亲爱的，我一点也不在乎。《乱世佳人》

Im goig to make him an offer he cant refuse.

我会给他点好处，他无法拒绝。《教父》

Heres looking at you,kid.

就看你的了，孩子。《卡撒布兰卡

Go ahead, make my day.

来吧，让我也高兴高兴。《拨云见日》

Theres no place like home.

没有一个地方可以和家相提并论。《绿野仙踪》

Im king of the world!

我是世界之王!《泰坦尼克号》

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.

世界上有那么多的城镇，城镇中有那么多酒馆，她却走进了我的酒馆。《卡撒布兰卡》

Well, nobodys perfect.

人无完人。《热情似火》

[COLOR=green]You dont understand!I coulda had class.I coulda been a contender.I couldve been somebody,instead of a bum,which is what I am.

你根本 不能明白!我本可以获得社会地位，我本可以是个竞争者，我本可以是个有头有脸的人，而不是一个毫无价值的游民!《码头风云》

Toto,Ive got a feeling were not in Kansas anymore.

托托，我想我们再也会不去堪撒斯了。《绿野仙踪》

All right,Mr.DeMille,Im ready fir my close-up.

好了，德米勒先生，我已经准备好拍摄我得特写镜头了。《日落大道》

May the Force be with you.

源原力与你同在。《星球大战》

Fasten your seatbelts.Its going to be a bumpy night.

紧紧极好你的安全带，这将是一个颠簸的夜晚。《彗星美人》

You talking to me?

你是在和我说话么?《出租车司机》

Made it,Ma!Top of the world!

好好去做吧，站在世界之巅!《歼匪喋血战》

Im mad as hell,and Im not going to take this anymore!

我疯狂的如同地狱中的恶魔，我不会在这样继续下去了!《电视台风云》

Louis,I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship。

路易斯，我认为这是一段美好友谊的开始。《卡撒布兰卡》

I am big!Its the picture that got small.

我是巨大的!是那些照片让我变得渺小了。《日落大道》

Show me the money

让我看到钱!《甜心先生》

we stand alone,together

我们孤胆,我们并肩.《兄弟连》

Love means never having to say youre sorrry.

爱就是永远不必说对不起。《爱情故事》

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.You never know what youre gonna get.

妈妈说生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远都不知道你会得到什么。《阿甘正传》

There is no crying in baseball.

在棒球运动中没有哭泣!《红粉联盟》

A boys best friend is his mother.

一个男孩最好的朋友是他的母亲。《惊魂记》

Keep your friends close,but your enemies closer.

亲近你的朋友，但更要亲近你的敌人。《教父》

Listen to them.Children of the night.What music they make.

快点来听!黑夜中孩子的声音是他们缔造的美妙音乐。《吸血鬼》

Today is fathers day. Im going to buy a gift for my dad with my pocket

money, so I "kill" the little fat piggy bank.

I walked into the room and said to my father, "dad, I broke something."

Father got angry, blew his beard and stared, and he kicked me in the ass without

saying a word. I was kicked out.

I took my pocket money and didnt go back to the shoe store. At the shoe

store, I said to my bosss shoes, "buy an adults shoes." The boss say: "you are a

child, how can buy adults shoes?" I told my boss it was for my father. The boss

asked me again, "how big is your fathers foot?" I turned my butt up and showed

him the footprints of my father. The boss was surprised at first, but he

immediately responded, laughing and saying, "youve got your size on your

ass."

今天是父亲节。我要拿着零花钱买礼物给爸爸，所以我把存钱的小肥猪“杀”了。

我神秘兮兮地走进房间对爸爸说：“爸爸我不小心打破了东西。”爸爸生气了，吹胡子瞪眼睛的，一句话也没说，就一脚踢到了我的屁股上。我被踢了出去。

我拿着零花钱，头也不回地往鞋店跑去。到了鞋店，我对老板大人的鞋说：“买一双大人的鞋。”老板说：“你是小孩，怎么能买大人的鞋呢?”我告诉老板是给爸爸买的。老板又问我：“你爸爸的脚有多大?”我就把屁股翘起来给老板看爸爸踢的脚印。老板起初很惊讶，但他马上就反应了过来，笑着说：“原来你已经把尺寸画在屁股上了。”

Dear Santa Claus:

Howdy!Arrive the Christmas festival soon again, did you want to" go to

work" again?Would you still ride the floret deer trailer to come this time?

Can you arrive at my bed front?Do you put previous lists to line up the dry

skates in the socks, like?I liked it too, putting on it many cool!

Can you arrive at the kid sister younger sisters bed front?Sing a lullaby

for her at the time of she cry, coax her to enter the beautiful dream country

quickly and quickly.

You can stop in the sky, to a peaceful seed?The people of now needed it

too, for the sake of these the innocent peoples, letting them feel the

sweet.

Santa Claus, you which the gift that come?You are how can anyone know the

children demand what?

Wish you:

Happy every day!Healthy longevity!

1.我承认我有野心，但我不认为这是个贬义词。

I agree I am ambitious, and I dont see that as a pejorative term

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2.这是一个贬义词。

Its a derogatory word.

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3.“懒”是个贬义词。懒是可耻的。但这个词不是用来形容你的。

The word "lazy" is a condemnation. Its shameful. Its not you.

4.举个例子，我们来解释犹太复国运动这个名词，这个名词本身已经变成贬义词了，可对我来说，犹太复国运动就是指犹太人有权回到中东的祖国去，很简单。

To me, Zionism simply means that Jews have a right to their homeland and the Middle East.

5.“黑鬼”是一个贬义词，用来侮辱我们的祖先的。

niggeris a derogatory term used to insult our ancestors.

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6.于是，一夜之间，“内向”就成了一个彻底的贬义词。

As a result, the word "introvert" became a negative word overnight.

7.英语中”刻板印象“这个词，通常都是一个贬义词。

Now," stereotypes "in English often just is a bad word.

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8.此后，“自由主义”一词虽得到广泛传播，但在俄国主要是作为贬义词来使用。

Widely spread, though, liberalism was mainly used as a derogatory term by the Russians.

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9.希望你别使用这种贬义词。

I would prefer not to use pejoratives.

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10.用来指美洲印第安人和男性黑人的贬义词。

Used as a disparaging term for a Native American or black man.

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11.他掌控的爱丽舍宫里，“盎格鲁-撒克逊资本主义”已经不再是贬义词，也不再是“你的乞丐邻居”的同义词了。

In the Elys é e under its new management," Anglo-Saxon capitalism "is no longer a term of abuse or a synonym for beggar-thy-neighbour.

Dear Mr. Wang,

Thank you for taking the time to write your wonderful letter in support of

MCEA (Maywood Chinese Education Association). Your letter clearly articulates

all the major reasons children in Maywood will benefit from studying the Chinese

language as part of their elementary school education. It provides invaluable

support that will help making bilingual Chinese education a reality in Maywood

public schools.

Although MCEA would like to see Palo Alto public schools implement the

first bilingual Chinese kindergarten class in September of 2006, we have learned

that the school district must take the time to understand how a new program will

affect existing educational offerings, and to validate community interest.

Nevertheless, MCEA, with more than 70 members, will continue to actively promote

bilingual Chinese education in the Palo Alto public schools and will keep you

apprised of the progress we make.

Thanks again for sending a letter in support of MCEA. We will continue to

do all we can to realize this program both for families of Chinese descent and

those with a general interest in participating in the growing economic power of

China.

Yours sincerely,

George Chen

The empty dam below my home was clean and tidy, and now the empty dam is full of rubbish, especially on rainy days, polluted water, and pedestrians passing by. The other people, because of the strength of the power, threw the garbage just hanging on the tree, ugly dead.

Im going to talk to the grown-ups. Theyre not talking to me. What are the kids doing? And drove me out. After I was driven out, I thought to myself, "this cant work. I can go to the neighborhood committee." So I went to the neighborhood committee. When I arrived at the neighborhood committee, I said to an aunt, "aunt, I want to reflect that someone in this building is littering." Aunt kind of say: "kid, the things we already know, one building will see you in a few days to clean the residents of the building to education, by the way you, you are quick to go home." I had to go home and wait for someone to clean. A few days later, we actually saw someone to clean, clean the people of the whole building up and down, left and right, fringes sweep of very clean, after finished, clean people will start all the residents of education building (including me), finished her education and clean people have left. After I passed this, I never saw him/them littering.

I suggest that we really want to protect the environment, because it is peoples responsibility to protect the environment. If people do get it right, we can have a good home.

Dear Santa Claus,

Hello, as time goes by, the sun and the moon fly so fast, and it will be

Christmas soon, you have to give gifts to obedient and very good children. It

reminds me of this time last year. Its long before Christmas and Im thinking

about what I want for Christmas. A few days before Christmas, I put my wish card

in front of my bed early, hoping Santa Claus can see it and help me realize it.

You may be asking, "Why put up the wish card so early? Why not wait until

Christmas Eve?" My answer is: That is because I am afraid you sent the wrong

gift, give you enough time to prepare. On Christmas Eve, I went to bed early,

thinking that I would wake up and open my eyes to see the gift you gave me. But

when I opened my eyes in the morning, I found no present at the end of my bed,

nor on my desk. I was worried because I thought you had hidden the present for

some joke with me. I searched my home carefully, but still there was no present.

I waited another day with great anticipation, but you and your gift still did

not appear. My mother told me that because they do not care for the environment,

Shijiazhuang is seriously polluted, haze weather is bad, you lost your way, so

you can not send Christmas gifts to the children on time. Is that right? Three

days later, I finally received your gift, which was accompanied by a letter of

apology. In the letter, you explained that due to the weather, you delayed the

delivery of the gift. At the same time, you also hoped that we could take good

care of the environment and be guardians of the environment.

Dear Santa Claus, another year has passed, in this year, my friends and I,

protect the environment, save water, try to be a good environmental small guard,

at the same time we also mobilize our father, mother, uncle, aunt and we take

action together, less drive a day a week, green travel. After our joint efforts,

shijiazhuang sky blue, water green, I believe this time you will be able to send

gifts to the children on time!

Looking forward to your friend: Li Zijian

亲爱的圣诞老人：

您好，时光流逝，日月如梭，马上又要到圣诞节了，您又要给听话又很乖的小朋友派送礼物了。说到这就又想起去年的这个时候了，距圣诞节还好久我就开始想圣诞节自己要的礼物。圣诞节前几天，我早早的把自己的愿望卡挂在自己床前，希望圣诞老人能早点看到并帮我实现。您也许会问：“为什么这么早就把愿望卡挂上去呢?为什么不等到平安夜呢?”我的回答是：那是因为我怕您送错了礼物，给您充足的时间来准备。平安夜的晚上，我早早的就上床睡觉了，想着一觉醒来睁开眼就能看到您送我的礼物。可是，当我早上睁开眼睛，发现我床头没有礼物，我的写字台上也没有礼物，我着急了，以为您和我开玩笑把礼物藏起来了，索性把家里认真得找了个遍，还是没有。我怀着期待的心情又等了一天，您和您的礼物仍旧没有出现。妈妈告诉我，是因为他们不爱护环境，石家庄污染严重，雾霾天气恶劣，您迷路了，所以不能准时把圣诞礼物送到小朋友手中。是这样吗?三天后，我终于收到您的礼物，伴随礼物而来的还有您一封致歉信，信中你说明了因为天气原因，致使你延误了礼物的派送的时间，同时您也希望我们能够爱护环境，做环境小卫士。

亲爱的圣诞老人，又一年过去了，在这一年里我和我的小伙伴们，保护环境，节约用水，努力当好环境小卫士，同时我们还动员我们的爸爸、妈妈、叔叔、阿姨和我们一起行动起来，每周少开一天车，绿色出行。经过我们大家的共同努力，石家庄的天蓝了，水绿了，相信这次您一定能够准时将礼物送到小朋友手中啦!

盼着您的朋友：李子健

The zoo is the most interesting place that I have ever seen in my whole

life。 It is like a garden which shows (exhibits) various kinds of animals， birds

and insects。

It is indeed a good idea to pay a visit to the zoo during school holidays。

The more you look at the animals， the happier you will bee。 Of (Among) all the

animals， the monkey is (monkeys are) the funniest。 That’s my opinion。 Do you

agree。

女生节是一个只属于女孩子的专属节日，在这天女生们互相送上祝福十分温馨。下面是小编带来的是英文女生节明信片寄语，希望对您有帮助。

★ wind is transparent, the rain is ticking, the cloud is flowing, the song is free, love is the heart, love is crazy, it is eternity, you are unforgettable.

★初遇你的心情是温馨的，和你交友的时候是真心的，与你在一起的时候是开心的，认识你这个朋友是无怨无悔的。

★ met your mood is warm, you and your friends are true, and you together is happy, you know this friend is going.

★风雨的街头，招牌能挂多久，爱过的老歌，你能记得几首，别忘了有像我这样的一位朋友!永远祝福你!

★ rain street, signs can hang long, loved the music, you can remember the first few, dont forget to have a friend like me! bless you forever!

★恭喜发财财运到，财神对你哈哈笑，自摸杠点随你挑，抓到手里都是宝，收钱收到手酸掉，牌友气得哇哇叫。

★ may you be happy and prosperous! wealth, wealth of you laugh, masturbation bar with you, hands is a treasure, money received hand acid, poker gas loudly.

★花是牡丹最美，人为朋友最亲，交友不交金和银，只交朋友一颗心。水流千里归大海，人走千里友谊在，大树之间根连根，朋友之间心连心。

★ peony flower is the most beautiful, the most pro - human friends, friends do not cross gold and silver, only one heart and make friends. the flow of thousands of miles into the sea, one thousand miles away in tree roots of friendship, between, between friends heart to heart.

★家是避风的港湾，朋友是鼓风的海岸。家遮挡了苦雨风霜，朋友送来艳阳里一瓣心香。无家透心凉，有友透心亮。

★ home is the harbor of refuge, a friend is blowing the coast. a block on the wind and frost, a friend sent sincere wish the sun. no home cool, have friends very bright.

★见到你很开心，星空里万颗星，有一颗是我心，想我时看星星，失眠时数星星，许愿时等流星，好朋友天天要开心。

★ good seeing you, sky rws star, one is my heart, want me to look at the stars, when the number of stars such as insomnia, when a meteor, good friend be happy every day.

★茫茫人海，你是我惟一不能放弃的牵挂，也是我最无法释怀的无奈，无论你走到天涯海角，我都会祝福你!

★ the vast sea of humanity, you are my only worry is not to give up, i cant let go of the helpless, whether you go to the remotest corners of the globe, i will bless you!

★没有你的日子里，我会更加去珍惜;没有钱的日子里，你要保重你自己;没有爱的日子里，请你和我在一起!

★ the days without you, i will be more to cherish; no money of the day, you have to take care of yourself; no love life, you and i together!

★弄不清思绪万千，望不穿心湖微澜，看不透咫尺牵绊，数不尽月夜更换，舍不去情深缘浅，放不下无尽挂牵。

★ unclear thinking, do not look through the lake ripples, cannot see through close ties, countless moonlight replacement, not to love margin of shallow, not endless thoughts.

DearLucy,

Iam so glad to receive your letter and happy to know that you have a pleasantholiday. Please send my sincere wishes to your parents. I have a happy holidayjust like you do. This holiday, I visited to Guangzhou with my parents.Guangzhou, also known as the Flower City, there are many flowers along the bothsides of streets. It’s very beautiful. Besides, the environment is clean andthe climate is comfortable. There are many skyscrapers in Guangzhou, especiallyin the downtown. We visited to many tourist attractions. They are all worthvisiting. I hope you can visit there personally one day. You must like it.

Bestwishes.

Sincerely yours,

Alva

介绍健身房 Introduction to the gym

你的朋友Dennis想到你常去的健身房锻炼身体，写一封电子邮件给他，向他介绍健身房的基本情况。电子邮件的开头部分已经写出。其余部分应包括以下内容：

1．健身房内的基本设施。

2．健身房开放时间和联系电话。

DearDennis,

You want to know about my gym．

The gym is”In Shape”...

健身房内的基本设施，健身房开放时间和联系电话。

Dear Dennis,

You want to know about my gym．The gym is“In Shape”...

The surrounding there is pretty well, they have all kinds of exercises machines, such as walker, etc... and of course you could take a warm bath after your exercises.

here is the schedule of it:

Monday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm

Saturday: 8 am to 8 pm

Sunday: Closed

Their number is : 1-718-568-4540

Good Luck!

Pisci Ni

亲爱的丹尼儿，

你想知道我的健身房，健身房是“在形状”…

周围有相当好的，他们有各种各样的练习机，如学步车等。当然，在你的练习之后，你可以洗个热水澡。

这是它的日程安排：

星期一至星期五：上午9时至下午5时

星期六上午8点到下午8点

星期日：关闭

他们的电话是：1-718-568-4540

好运！

pisci

跑步 Running

I like many kinds of sports, such as swimming, running, table-tennis and badminton. But I like running most. Running is a good activity for people to keep healthy and relieve pressures. Besides, it’s very easy for me to running. I can run in the morning or after class. And I can run alone. I don’t have to find a partner to run with me. After running, I always feel good and relaxed. It has become a part of my life.

我喜欢很多种运动，比如游泳，跑步，乒乓球和羽毛球。但是我最喜欢的是跑步。跑步是人们保持身体健康和释放压力的运动。此外，我觉得跑步很容易。我可以在早上或课后进行跑步。我也可以一个人跑，不需要找伴一起跑。跑步过后，我总是感觉很好很放松。跑步已经成为我生活中的一部分。

[介绍健身房英文作文

候老师是我的英语老师，她28岁，我们都很喜欢她。我的英语一开始真的很不好，我怕上候老师的课，当她发现了，她并没有责备我，她告诉我唯一能学好英语的方法就是喜欢上英语，她叫我去看英语电影，这起作用了。候老师是我最喜欢的老师。

If ask me who my favorite teacher is, I will no doubt answer you that Miss Hou is my favorite teacher. She is an English teacher, she is kind to everyone, she is not like other teachers who are so strict to students. As Miss Hou is so popular among students, students learn English with high enthusiasm, that is what they return to her. Miss Hou is a good teacher.

如果你问我我最喜欢的老师是谁，我会毫无疑问回答你候老师是我最喜欢的老师。她是一位英语老师，对每个人都很好，她不想其他的老师那样对学生很严格。候老师很受学生的欢迎，学生怀着很高的热情学习英语，这是他们所能回报她的。候老师是一位好老师。

I remember the first time I see Miss Hou, she walks in class, and then talks with students about small things. She doesn’t talk about English in the first class, everyone feels Miss Hou is so amiable, we like her so much. Miss Hou is good at teaching us, she explain the question very patiently, when we understand, she will be move to the next topic, Miss Hou is a good teacher.

我记得我第一次见到候老师，她走进教室，然后和学生讨论一些小事情。她在第一次课上并不讲英语，大家都觉得候老师很和蔼，我们很喜欢她。候老师很擅长教我们，她很耐心地解释问题，当我们明白了，她才会讲下一个题目，候老师是一名好老师。

Doctor’s Certificate

Oct. 18, 2000

This is to certify that the patient, Mr. Thomas, male, aged 41, was admitted into our hospital on Oct. 9, 2000, for suffering from acute appendicitis. After immediate operation and ten days of treatment, he has got complete recovery and will be discharged on Dec.19, 2000. It is suggested that he rest for one week at home before resuming his work.

Jack Hopkins

Surgeon?in?charge

Today is the first day of the chinese new year. i wear a new sweater and shoes. some one always take the presents and smile at every one. they wear red clothes.

You can play the firework but don’t play in the room. we can eat many chinese food ,zong-zi,jiao-zi…. today may be a good day,because many marry—cars running in the street.

Older people always say today we must eat many good luck food.

From a first grade to now, I most respected teacher is teaching us Chinese teacher David, David teacher long is very beautiful, she is a tall, thin, curved eyebrows under have a pair of intense big eyes, her smile will show two sweet dimples, appear very cordial. She is not only lively and interesting in class, but also strict in our study. I like her very much.

Teacher Davids lectures are lively and interesting, and each class is immersed in a happy atmosphere. Sometimes David teacher give us face turned red when content is excited, the students all listened with relish, sometimes, the teacher let us arranging, play according to the content of the text will make her rich expression, funny action, yinde classmates laughed, each lesson we all spent in happy learning.

Teacher David is very strict with us. Once, my homework was almost finished, and there were only a few words left. I managed to cope with the past. The next day, the homework was sent down, and I looked at it and said, "is this like a word written by a serious student?" I was so sorry to see other students who got full marks. In the evening, I read a word in a word and actually wrote the homework. When the homework was sent back, it was 100 plus star! I am very happy, deeply realized that it is the teachers little drops of my request to me to make continuous progress!

Not only did miss David strictly request us, but she also cared for and loved us, and sometimes played with us like friends. I was very happy to have such a teacher. When I grow up, I will be a good teacher like David.

Since its first appearance in the 15th century in the courts of European royalty, ballet has become one of the most loved forms of dance. One of the most beloved ballets is “Swan Lake.” First performed in Russia in 1895, it continues to thrill audiences around the world today.

The word “ballet” itself is French, and comes from the Italian word ballo, meaning “a dance.” Ballet dancing, as we know it today, is a result of influences from many countries.  Italy, France, Russia, England, and America have all contributed important elements to this style of dance.

Highly technical, ballet is always performed to music and often tells a story. Though learning this style of dance is a difficult process, the results on stage are magical. The graceful moves display the body in the most elegant and beautiful manner possible.

I like doing sports and reading in my free time. My favorite sport is basketball. I often play basketball with my classmates after school and play with my friends on weekends. I like playing basketball because it can make me strong and health. When I play basketball, I forget all my worries and I can make lots of friends who have the same interest. In the evening when I finish doing my homework, I like reading because I can get lots of knowledge from books and the books can tell me more about China and the world. Books are our best friends and they can open our eyes,too. I like all kinds of books, story book, novels and so on.

My father is 33 years old this year, Mao inch head, thin hair bare below the scalp, curved eyebrows with a pair of gold rimmed glasses, the sharp nose with a thin dark face on both sides of the small mouth, long a pair of big ears.

My father is fat and likes to eat all kinds of food. Yesterday, my mother bought a bag of snacks for my dad, when I wasnt looking, pick up a snack with relish to eat it, when I found the snacks were eaten, I looked at the table and a bunch of eat snack bags, I get gas.

This is my dad, a dad who loves snacks.

I love my dad!

My future career is to teach history at the university. Before you decide what to do in the future,you have to consult with your parents, teachers, because their experience and advice are valuable.

During my high school years, I fimnd history interesting. I have very good memory and I believe that it is a strong background to the study of history. I feel my interest and aptitude is close to history.

Therefore, my future plan is to apply for admission to Columbia University in New York, U. S. A. and to earn my Ph. D. degree in American history.

New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese an extra month once every few years. This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.

New Years Eve and New Years Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Years Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove". It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations